Kanji

💡 Break 野 down and you get 里 (village / league) — fields with a road running through the settlement, and beside it 予 (beforehand / give) — a shuttle passed forward from one hand to the next before it is needed. Picture a rice field divided into four plots by its paths, put 野 inside it, and let that scene stand for "field" — field. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 薬 down and you get 艹 (grass / plant) — two shoots pushing up through the soil. Picture young plants pushing up out of the soil beside a garden label, put 薬 inside it, and let that scene stand for "medicine" — medicine. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 有 down and you get 月 (moon / month) — the moon hanging in a clear night sky. Picture the moon in a night sky, put 有 inside it, and let that scene stand for "exist" — exist / have. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a document marked with an official stamp, and set 用 inside that picture. The scene is the hook: bring it back and 用 comes with it, meaning "use / business".

💡 Break 洋 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge, and beside it 羊 (sheep) — a sheep seen head-on, horns curling out. Picture a drop of water above rippling waves, put 洋 inside it, and let that scene stand for "ocean" — ocean / Western. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 理 down and you get 王 (king / jewel) — a jewel on its stand, and beside it 里 (village / league) — fields with a road running through the settlement. Picture a cut jewel catching the light, put 理 inside it, and let that scene stand for "reason" — reason / logic. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 料 down and you get 米 (rice) — grains of rice scattered from the stalk, and beside it 斗 (ladle / measure) — a ladle used to measure out a portion. Picture a ripe stalk of grain, put 料 inside it, and let that scene stand for "fee" — fee / materials. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 旅 down and you get 方 (direction / way) — a signpost with one arm pointing off. Picture a pedestrian crossing marked with painted stripes, put 旅 inside it, and let that scene stand for "travel" — travel. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 A flexed arm showing muscle. 力 means power or strength.

💡 Break 林 down and you get 木 (tree / wood) — a tree with branches reaching up and roots spreading down. Picture a tree heavy with ripe fruit among its leaves, put 林 inside it, and let that scene stand for "woods" — woods. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.